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Show Awful Remarks. "In his archives at Skibo castle," said a lawyer, "Andrew Carnegie preserves pre-serves a very interesting document. "When Mr. Carnegie started in the steel business, he was resolved to reduce re-duce the appalling accidents incidental to the work. And he was very successful success-ful in executing this resolve. A. part of his success was due, no doubt, to the blank slips that every foreman had to fill up when one of his hands got hurt. "A certain workman had, one day, the bad luck to suffer a slight accident. acci-dent. His foreman, an illiterate, but honest, chap, filled out promptly the slip now preserved at Skibo. Th? slip ran: ' 'Date, March 6, 18S0. " 'Name James Miles. " 'Nature of accident Toe crushed. " 'How caused Oxdentle blow from sledge. " 'Remarks These was awful. ; will repete to clerk verbally.' " |